2001
Visceral primitive peripheral neuroectodermal tumors: A clinicopathologic and molecular study
O'Sullivan M, Perlman E, Furman J, Humphrey P, Dehner L, Pfeifer J. Visceral primitive peripheral neuroectodermal tumors: A clinicopathologic and molecular study. Human Pathology 2001, 32: 1109-1115. PMID: 11679946, DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2001.28247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal NeoplasmsAdolescentAdultBiomarkers, TumorDNA PrimersDNA, NeoplasmFemaleHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsNeuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, PeripheralOncogene Proteins, FusionProto-Oncogene Protein c-fli-1Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerRNA, NeoplasmRNA-Binding Protein EWSSarcoma, EwingSoft Tissue NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTranscription FactorsVisceraConceptsEWS/PNETSoft tissuePediatric small round blue cell tumorsSarcoma-primitive neuroectodermal tumorPolymerase chain reaction-based testingFusion transcriptsSmall round blue cell tumorsRound blue cell tumorsBlue cell tumorsClinicopathologic spectrumVisceral sitesPrognostic significanceVisceral originVisceral tumorsCell tumorsNeuroectodermal tumorAdditional casesTumorsPNETYoung adultsGenetic alterationsEts transcription factor familyBoneChromosomal translocationsEWS-FLI1Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors of the Biliary and Gastrointestinal Tracts: Clinicopathologic and Molecular Diagnostic Study of Two Cases
Sarangarajan R, Hill D, Humphrey P, Hitchcock M, Dehner L, Pfeifer J. Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors of the Biliary and Gastrointestinal Tracts: Clinicopathologic and Molecular Diagnostic Study of Two Cases. Pediatric And Developmental Pathology 2001, 4: 185-191. PMID: 11178636, DOI: 10.1007/s100240010141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBile Duct NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorDNA PrimersDNA, NeoplasmFemaleHepatic Duct, CommonHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesJejunal NeoplasmsMaleNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasms, Second PrimaryNeuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, PeripheralReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, NeoplasmSequence Analysis, DNAWilms TumorConceptsPrimitive neuroectodermal tumorNeuroectodermal tumorMalignant small round cell tumorMalignant soft tissue tumorsSmall round cell tumorSoft tissue tumorsRound cell tumorNon-classical sitesMore conventional sitesEWS-FLI1 gene fusionMolecular diagnostic studiesTranscription-polymerase chain reaction analysisCharacteristic immunoreactivityHepatic ductCell tumorsClinicopathologic profileTissue tumorsGastrointestinal tractChain reaction analysisUnusual siteSmall intestineTumorsMolecular findingsTumor cellsDiagnostic studies
2000
WT1 Staining Reliably Differentiates Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor From Ewing Sarcoma/Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
Hill D, Pfeifer J, Marley E, Dehner L, Humphrey P, Zhu X, Swanson P. WT1 Staining Reliably Differentiates Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor From Ewing Sarcoma/Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2000, 114: 345-353. PMID: 10989634, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/114.3.345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal NeoplasmsAdolescentAdultBiomarkers, TumorBlotting, SouthernChildChild, PreschoolDiagnosis, DifferentialDNA PrimersDNA, NeoplasmDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleFibromatosis, AggressiveHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMaleNeuroectodermal Tumors, PrimitiveOncogene Proteins, FusionParotid NeoplasmsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSarcoma, EwingSequence Analysis, DNATranscription FactorsWT1 ProteinsConceptsDesmoplastic small round cell tumorSmall round cell tumorRound cell tumorEWS/PNETSarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumorPrimitive neuroectodermal tumorCell tumorsWT1 antibodyImmunohistochemical featuresNeuroectodermal tumorDiagnosis of DSRCTMalignant small round cell tumorEwing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumorEWS/PNETsRT-PCRReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysisTranscriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysisWT1 stainingEWS-WT1 fusionChain reaction analysisPredictive valueTumorsAvailable tissue
1994
Phorbol ester-induced apoptosis is accompanied by NGFI-A and c-fos activation in androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells.
Day M, Zhao X, Wu S, Swanson P, Humphrey P. Phorbol ester-induced apoptosis is accompanied by NGFI-A and c-fos activation in androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells. Molecular Cancer Research 1994, 5: 735-41. PMID: 7947388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkaloidsAndrogensApoptosisCarcinomaDNA DamageDNA, NeoplasmDNA-Binding ProteinsEarly Growth Response Protein 1Enzyme InductionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmediate-Early ProteinsMaleNeoplasms, Hormone-DependentProstatic NeoplasmsProtein KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosStaurosporineTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateTranscription FactorsTranscriptional ActivationTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsTranscription factor NGFIPhorbol ester-induced apoptosisC-fos gene activationEarly transcriptional regulationKinase signal transductionC-fosProtein kinase activatorsProstate cellsTranscriptional regulationGene activationSignal transductionProtein kinaseInduction of deathKinase activatorLNCaP cellsProstate cancer cellsProstate linesApoptotic bodiesCell deathDNA ladderTransient activationTransient inductionIntracellular pathwaysTPA-induced expressionNGFI
1992
Clonal Origin of Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma: Analysis by Loss of Heterozygosity, p53 Mutation, and X-Chromosome Inactivation
Jacobs I, Kohler M, Wiseman R, Marks J, Whitaker R, Kerns B, Humphrey P, Berchuck A, Ponder B, Bast R. Clonal Origin of Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma: Analysis by Loss of Heterozygosity, p53 Mutation, and X-Chromosome Inactivation. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1992, 84: 1793-1798. PMID: 1433368, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/84.23.1793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian carcinomaOvarian cancerOvarian carcinomaTumor depositsPrimary tumorPolyclonal diseaseLoss of heterozygosityClonal originSporadic epithelial ovarian carcinomaMultiple tumour depositsMonoclonal originMultiple primary tumorsPrimary ovarian tumorsPrimary ovarian cancerHereditary ovarian cancerPeripheral blood lymphocytesP53 gene mutationsX-chromosome inactivation analysisMetastatic depositsOvarian tumorsBlood lymphocytesPeritoneal surfacePeritoneal mesotheliumClinical strategiesP53 mutations
1991
Histologic Grade, DNA Ploidy, and Intraglandular Tumor Extent as Indicators of Tumor Progression of Clinical Stage B Prostatic Carcinoma
Humphrey P, Walther P, Currin S, Vollmer R. Histologic Grade, DNA Ploidy, and Intraglandular Tumor Extent as Indicators of Tumor Progression of Clinical Stage B Prostatic Carcinoma. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 1991, 15: 1165-1170. PMID: 1746683, DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199112000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistologic gradeDNA ploidyTumor progressionTumor areaClinical stage B adenocarcinomaIntraglandular tumor extentStage B adenocarcinomaIndependent predictive factorsCox model analysisLikelihood of aneuploidyLogistic regression modelsB adenocarcinomaPredictive factorsTumor extensionProstatic carcinomaTumor extentProstatectomy specimensMultivariate analysisConcurrent useProgressionAdditional predictive abilityProstateImportant predictorRegression models